Juventus hope to bolster their midfield ranks this summer with the signing of former fans' favourite Paul Pogba.

The French World Cup winner has struggled since returning to boyhood club Manchester United in 2016, and has reportedly made clear his desire to seek pastures new this summer.

Pogba returned to Old Trafford in a big-money £89million move and agreed a five year contract but things haven't gone as planned and he endured a tough time last season.

Real Madrid have long admired the midfield maestro and earlier this year Pogba flirted with the idea that he would jump at the chance of playing under Zinedine Zidane's leadership.

Paul Pogba during Champions League match between Juventus v Manchester United

However the Spanish giants aren't the only team eyeing the playmaker, and Juve have also been keeping tabs on his situation in Manchester.

The Bianconeri will need to raise around £97m in order to afford the player they want in this summer's transfer window.

The players Juventus are looking to off-load this window, according to Tuttomercato , include forward Mario Mandzukic, full-back Joao Cancelo, winger Juan Cuadrado and goalkeeper Mattia Perin.

Paul Pogba during the Champions League match between Juventus and Manchester City FC
Pogba became a fans' favourite during his previous sell with Juventus

Another player Juventus have reportedly got their eye on, according to Tuttosport, is Inter’s forward Mauro Icardi.

Inter hope to secure a swap deal for Juventus forward Paulo Dybala in return for their own Argentine centre forward.

Should this transfer go through, it may increase the likelihood that Croatian striker Mandzukic will depart for a fresh start elsehwere.